He broke the laws of the eldersSo they plucked out his eye,Took his land and fortune,Left him to die

Bound on the shoreline,Left for the tide,Sees his life blood leaving...Circling lower the vultures fly

These bones may be brokenBut the spirit can't dieAnd the Gods see his anguishAnd give him a sign

From the floor of the oceanThe ship of the lost souls riseAnd they take him where no one sleepswhile the undead cryWhere no one sleeps while the undead cry

And in the world aboveThe elders sing,On his land they liveLet death's bell ring

He was met at the gate of HadesBy the Guardian of the Lost Souls,The Keeper of the UnavengedAnd He did say to him:"Let ye not pass Abaddon, return to the world from whence you cameAnd seek payment not only for thine own anguishBut vindicate the souls of the unavenged"

And they placed in his hands a sword made for him called VengeanceForged in brimstone and tempered by the woeful tears of the unavenged

And to carry him on his journey back to the upper worldThey brought forth their demon horse called Black DeathA grim steed so fearsome in might and black in colorThat he could stand as one with the darknessSave for his burning eyes of crimson fire

And on that night they rode up from HellThe pounding of his hooves did clap like thunder

Burning, death, destruction raping the daughters and wivesIn blood I take my payment in full with their lives

No one can escape me on Black Death I rideWhen kissed by the sword of VengeanceYour head lays there by your sideI take the lives of all that I once knewThe torn flesh of a slow death waits for you

Burning, death, destruction raping the daughters and wivesIn blood I take my payment in full with their lives

I spare not land or servants my wake is smoke and flameI take their wives and daughtersThey stand there watching, watchingHoping to gain their livese but when I'm through they know they must pay